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In mid-October, Iraqi forces wrested control of oil-rich Kirkuk from Kurdish Peshmerga forces (AFP) At least five people were killed when twin suicide bombings struck the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday, according to medical and security sources. A suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shia shrine on …

There are several reasons for this fall, such as the difficulty of the curriculum (AFP/File) An international education chief has predicted a drop in the number of international schools in the Kingdom and the closure of about 40 percent of these schools by the end of 2018, owing to the …

“Iftar” At Gracie Mansion With Mayor De Blasio, 2014. / Courtesy NYC.gov Follow > , , , , , , , , , , , In the light of the truck attack in New York, Al Bawaba News asked Imam Tawhidi if the Mayor of New York should be held …

Hariri was appointed prime minister in late 2016, leading a 30-member government that included Hezbollah (AFP/File) The Lebanese army said Sunday it had not uncovered any plot for assassination in the country, one day after Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced a surprise resignation. On Saturday, the Saudi-funded Al Arabiya television …

“I do not foresee an imminent war and the next war will be fateful and decisive,” Nasrallah added. Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has reportedly described Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s shock resignation as “Saudi madness.” “What happened is Saudi madness and we will await the coming days,” al-Jadeed TV quoted …

A school in the southern city of Ta’izz damaged in an airstrike in March (AFP) At least seven soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing in Yemen’s southern Aden city on Sunday, according to medical and security sources. A bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the gate of the …

Protests take place annually in front of what is known locally as the “den of espionage” (AFP) Follow > , , , , , , , , , Iran marked the 38th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on Saturday by displaying a missile and holding …

The kingdom has been actively involved in combating terrorism both at home and abroad as part of commitments to boost security and stability (AFP/File) A new law in Saudi Arabia calls for the death penalty for anyone who commits or funds a terror crime that results in death Anyone …